Osyp (Joseph) Kebus (19 July 1921, Sielec-25 Feb. 1975, Lethbridge) was born and raised in Sielec, Poland, near Przemysl. He immigrated with his wife to Canada in April 1949, from Salzburg, Austria to Halifax, Nova Scotia, aboard the ship Skitia. At the time he was fluent in Ukrainian, Slavish (Rusyn), and Polish, and could speak broken English. He first settled in the Diamond City district in Alberta, and later that same year moved to Lethbridge where he remained until his death at age 53, living first 15 1011-9th Street North, and then at 1914-6th Avenue North. He was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife, Maria (nee Kostecka; 16 Dec. 1927, Nemyriv-8 Aug. 2012, Lethbridge) had three children. He was survived by two brothers in Poland. He became a Canadian citizen in 1959. His funeral mass was held at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Lethbridge, Alberta, and his internment took place at Mountain View Cemetery.